my daddy is selling cookies at grocery store and i say is that karl rove buying a box of cookies? it was. i thin it was the thin mints. >> thin mints. yes. okay. thank you. >> reporter: yes. >>> you can find a link to jamie dupree's washington insider blog on our website. just to go ktvu.com. pull down the news menu bar and go to our politics page. >>> more than 100 witnesses are expected to testify today at the beginning of a federal trial about the new york police department's practice of stopping, questioning and frisking people. the class-action lawsuit claims a stop-and-frisk practice violates the rights of minorities. oakland's newly hired police department consultant, william bratton, has supported stop and frisk in other cities. his critics in oakland have protested hiring him because of his support of stop and frisk. >>> a new federal grant would increase staffing elf wills in the oakland police department. but oakland police would also be required to patrol high- crime areas in other parts of alameda county. alameda county agencies are seeking a $67 million grant to hire